Label
Smithsonian
Label Number
P6 15079 R 018
Side A
Tracks

Smorgasbord and schnapps

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Rex Stewart (tpt, cornet)
Wallace Jones (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Juan Tizol (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Otto Hardwick (as, cl)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, b-cl)
Fred Guy (?) (gtr)
Billy Taylor, Sr. (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Brick Fleagle (arr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
20 MAR 1939
Authorized Matrix Number
M 1000-1
Authority Source
CBS 88518
TJD [E1440]
Side B
Tracks

Finesse

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington

Portrait of the Lion

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Rex Stewart (cornet, tpt)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Wallace Jones (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Juan Tizol (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Otto Hardwick (as, cl)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, b-cl)
Fred Guy (?) (gtr)
Billy Taylor, Sr. (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Brick Fleagle (arr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
21 MAR 1939
Authorized Matrix Number
WM 1006-1
Authority Source
CBS 88518
TJD [E1442]

Solid old man

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Rex Stewart (cornet, tpt)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Wallace Jones (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Juan Tizol (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Otto Hardwick (as, cl)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, b-cl)
Billy Taylor, Sr. (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
21 MAR 1939
Authorized Matrix Number
WM 1008-1
Authority Source
CBS 88518
TJD [E1443]

Cotton club stomp

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Rex Stewart (tpt, cornet)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Wallace Jones (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Juan Tizol (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Otto Hardwick (as, cl)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, b-cl)
Billy Taylor, Sr. (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
06 JUN 1939
Authorized Matrix Number
WM 1030-A
Authority Source
CBS 88521
TJD [E1445]

Way Low

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington
Shelf Location
1007635764

Performer/Groups

  • Duke Ellington
  • Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
  • Cootie Williams
  • Rex Stewart
  • Wallace Jones
  • Joe Nanton
  • Juan Tizol
  • Lawrence Brown
  • Barney Bigard
  • Johnny Hodges
  • Otto Hardwick
  • Harry Carney
  • Fred Guy
  • Billy Taylor, Sr.
  • Sonny Greer
  • Brick Fleagle